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rights legislation that opened up public accommodations that past and within 18 months the civil rights voting act was passed in 1965. this was public pressure coming from ordinary people saying what is going on in this country. it's intolerable. you must change it. the act on the voice they could achieve change, and they achieved change. the same thing happened in the consumer movement and the women's movement. the same thing happened in the labor movement and the peace movement that hurried the end of the vietnam war so this is an exhibition of the nation and of the krepp pressure rising from ordinary people saying this is how we want american democracy to work and washington heard it and responded. to go back to the economic side what do i mean by middle class prosperity? middle class prosperity meant those things i just ticked off, steady jobs, rising income, not a lot but steadily rising income, health benefits, retirement, a monthly check for the rest of your life from your employer, a better life for your kids. this idea actually in a funny way to approach with a guy named henry
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rights. >> these benches were not here, and it's a bit different now than it was when i was here in 1964. >> these were days when there was stark segregation, jim crow. >> i said to myself, something got to be done. >> we needed to integrate the public school system. >> i'm reading from.united states district court. the official papers that brought about integration of the school system in florida. >> my dad probably knocked on 500 doors of parents trying to persuade them to allow their kids to go to the all-white school. >> and their parents says, too dangerous. some said to me, you got two children in the school system. use one of your own children. >> i decided to go to the all-white school. >> the fbi came to the house. this is the most dangerous thing that you can do. are you exactly sure that you want to do this? i said yes. >> when i first came in the class, i sat in that seat. everybody in the entire class got up, went to the other side of the room, and the teacher asked why are you standing, and one of the students says, i would rather stand than to sit by a -- >> a special
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the right to love whom you want and have a civil contract that gives you a lot of rights under our state laws. >> and they specifically, in that decision, said, "this is," as sally said, "a civil right. we are not talking about what churches can decide to do, whether they want to marry people or not. that's a decision, a religious decision for them." >> in fact, they reaffirmed religious liberty. they reaffirmed the right in the decision that churches you know, if this is not part of their belief and part of their creed, they have the very right not to do this. this is about our government and about, you know, civil laws. and everyone has to be treated the same under the law. >> why should the rest of the country care about what's happening in the state of iowa on this issue? >> this is not an isolated incident. we know that in states across the country, the courts are being attacked. and it's really an effort to get money and politics into this branch of government. what people would like to do is intimidate judges and make them understand that if they make a decision that's counter to
the right to love whom you want and have a civil contract that gives you a lot of rights under our state laws. >> and they specifically, in that decision, said, "this is," as sally said, "a civil right. we are not talking about what churches can decide to do, whether they want to marry people or not. that's a decision, a religious decision for them." >> in fact, they reaffirmed religious liberty. they reaffirmed the right in the decision that churches you know,...
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boulevard, navigating historic pine trees planted in honor of the civil rights leader. in a city where three days of street clotsures are as welcome as a bad rash, remarkably all of l.a. seemed to rally behind this lengthy shuttle endeavour. >> and it arrived here at the science center without a single scratch. now after 123 million miles in orbit and 12 very challenges one here on earth, it's final mission is now complete. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> jeff: that is the "cbs evening news" tonight. later on cbs, 60 minutes. i'm jeff glor. cbs news in new york. scott pelley will be here tomorrow. good night captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
boulevard, navigating historic pine trees planted in honor of the civil rights leader. in a city where three days of street clotsures are as welcome as a bad rash, remarkably all of l.a. seemed to rally behind this lengthy shuttle endeavour. >> and it arrived here at the science center without a single scratch. now after 123 million miles in orbit and 12 very challenges one here on earth, it's final mission is now complete. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> jeff: that is the...
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civil society is wise to remain vigilant and to exercise their hard earned rights to safe guard their new democracy. like the hundreds of women who took to the streets to protest on behalf of a woman charged with indeenssi after she was raped by a police officer. these competing visions of the future were put to the test when violent extremmists attacked the u.s. embassy in ton niss and burned the american school nearby. how did the people and government respond? first, the government increased security around our embassy and promised to assist with repairs to the school which they have done. then they pub blickly committed to provent violent groups and from becoming a save hivene for terrorism. following through is essential. those responsible for the attacks must be brought to justice. the government must provide security for diplomatic missions and create a secure environment for foreign residents and visitors and the rule of law must extend to everyone throughout the country. the country's leaders also took to the airwaves to newspaper pages even facebook and twitter to denounce t
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. >> narrator: his dad thought civil rights were worth fighting for. as a teenager, mitt was less interested in the issues than being with his dad. >> the word from his family is that he was not necessarily interested in politics as ideology. but there was always something about his father and his father's power and his father's profession that kept him around and kept him close in a way that it didn't do that for other members of his family. (newsreel music plays) >> the eyes of the nation are on san francisco as the republican party convenes to nominate its choice for president. >> narrator: and in 1964, mitt traveled with his dad to watch him take on conservative republican senator barry goldwater. >> the republican party should unequivocally repudiate extremists of the right and the left, and reject their efforts to infiltrate or attach themselves to our party or its candidates. >> mitt is absorbing all of this. he sees his father basically taking a stand and admires his father greatly for this. >> narrator: but it was barry goldwater's convention.
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more than two dozen civil rights groups rallied for the university's policy. a group of religious denominations and several catholic colleges also filed briefs in favor of the policy. they said it ensures diversity on college campuses. >>> controversy continues to surround a subway ad that is now up in the washington, d.c., metro after a court ruled it could be displayed. the ad urges people to defeat jihad and support israel against "the savage." it is also running in the new york city subway system. more than 100 muslim, interfaith and other advocacy groups voiced their opposition in a letter to the d.c. transit authority. meanwhile, a prominent christian organization, sojourners, and the council on american islamic relations plan to display ads in support of american muslims. >>> this election season, four states have ballot initiatives dealing with same-sex marriage. we have a story from one of them, minnesota, where a vigorous battle is underway. the question is whether the state constitution should be amended to define marriage as only between a man and
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rights act. and any review that said that the only key issues in thurmond's career or constitutionalism and national security, i don't think you will be taken, i don't think that passes the laugh test of a we all know about strom thurmond and his career. so i was disappointed that "the wall street journal" felt that this man, who had a close relationship with thurmond, and had been employed by from. he admits that in the review, that they felt he was the best person to a fight with the book for the readers. i thought that was disappointing. >> he had no knowledge that -- [inaudible] bradley edwards was going to be -- they didn't tell you ahead of time that he was going to be the person? >> no. >> do you have any other papers like the new york times or anything that -- >> there were no other reviews. the "washington post," washington monthly, if you google strom thurmond america, you can find some. and you should. >> what's next? >> i don't know. i'm not sure. i just finished this one. i'm still t
rights act. and any review that said that the only key issues in thurmond's career or constitutionalism and national security, i don't think you will be taken, i don't think that passes the laugh test of a we all know about strom thurmond and his career. so i was disappointed that "the wall street journal" felt that this man, who had a close relationship with thurmond, and had been employed by from. he admits that in the review, that they felt he was the best person to a fight with...
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he chew upon during the 24 hours and 18 mins he spent denouncing the civil rights bill of 1957 as well as another firebrand oration he gave in a massive resistance era, such as the 1958 speech declaring total in on the meeting were on the supreme court's unconstitutional usurpation of non-lawful irrigations of power. just thurmond also remembers the disdain of his father and other towns folk, hub leaves marks the attitudes and opinions of the thinking people. one reason might bitterness cabrera, thurmond but embrace the magical thinking about his own adventure and demagoguery, denied the outbreak are attempting to nationalize them into some vague other than mere leases them. the polls between the political ambitions were established in the 1912 race. the intelligence honorable joan was also hamstrung and toothless, despicable as he was in a circle with respect to the leaders was stylish, clever. it would seem that the fair-minded in principle became vaguely co-mingled in the mind of political weakness and perhaps to what this bothers failed ambition while others to try and solicit and
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we'll be right back in one minute with more. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. >> schieffer: we're back now with our panel. and as i sit here listening to you all, i mean, something just kind of c
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rights that's doing lexapro tex to national protection and florida immigrant coalition. all of the organizations are working in a much more coordinated way more than anyway before. educating our folks. taking calm from confusion and really saying that we won't be intimidated. we'll have people at the polls trained, we'll have lawyers. we'll be in the streets and on the airwaves and in the pulpits getting our folks out this election season. >> gihan in miami, i appreciate your reminding us that just the act of voting is in and of itself a kind of uprising that's very useful for us as we continue to move towards election day. everybody stay right there. because when we come back, we'll explain what's at play with the psychology of voter suppression. more this week in voter suppression when we come back. ♪ leaving my homeland ♪ playing a lone hand ♪ my life begins today ♪ ♪ fly by night away from here ♪ ♪ change my life again ♪ ♪ fly by night, goodbye my dear ♪ ♪ my ship isn't coming ♪ and i just can't pretend oww! ♪ [ male announcer ] careful, you
rights that's doing lexapro tex to national protection and florida immigrant coalition. all of the organizations are working in a much more coordinated way more than anyway before. educating our folks. taking calm from confusion and really saying that we won't be intimidated. we'll have people at the polls trained, we'll have lawyers. we'll be in the streets and on the airwaves and in the pulpits getting our folks out this election season. >> gihan in miami, i appreciate your reminding us...
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this is almost a thought: modern civilization. they any regard, it is a huge problem, not just for human rights, proliferation, debian d., biological weapons, counterfeiting, state-sponsored terrorism. i mean, this is a huge issue not just in the presidential election. , oecd countries, half of our allies and kick the can down the road. .. today everybody watching this on line or on c-span can go home and google and you can find concentration camps. joseph sat there and showed me the route he took to walk home from school everyday. the fact he can use it in 2012 means we have all grown evidence of what is happening. there's no excuse in terms of ignorance. i think when you look at korea and what south korea, the republic of korea has accomplished, the korean people and the korea in seoul, when unchanged can do extraordinary things. it was the 10th largest economy. incredible. look what korean-americans have accomplished in america. north korea is the part that never got that freedom. from the first half of the 20 century is old ne
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he lived here there's a study of the man like the maintenance of this building has remained a taboo right up until the present day or we still receive hate mail saying that he hanged a lot of people and was famous for severe punishment it's all true but it was at a time of civil war both sides were monstrously cruel it is sadly the theme of cruelty which links so. much of olympus history to the rest of russia's particularly of exile where they were not a criminal. nicholai simeonoff has been able to create a noah's ark in a russian village an ordinary postman has become a symbol of mutual assistance and selflessness. when a still check out the first change. would be thinking like driving a tractor can a local enough. that he is in jack of all trades. the full. postman nicholai simeonoff will now take his heavy bag and head to remote villages where the people illegally await him as well as letters newspapers and magazines he also brings them food all the village grocery stores have long since vanished not even a loaf of bread camille bought it right here on pies you know if you want me to
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war yew you have written a back to help kids understand who they are as americans. >> that's right. >> mike: why is that important? >> so important that our children understand who we are as americans and in my new book ellis the elephant discovers how our nation began as he learns about the 13 original colonies and the period of colonial america is vitally important. it is the period in which our characteristics and traits were shaped and when we became american and our kids need know about this. >> mike: what do kids not know about american exceptionalism that is the overriding thing that they grow up with a different perspective of the country than they need to have. >> and our kids really need to know why we are such a special nation. if you look at recent surveys it is rather frightening. a survey that i looked at said that a majority of fourth graders couldn't identify jamestown as the first english settlement. host don't know why the pilgrims came from england and less than a third of all 8th graders can explain why the colonies fought england. so we have a whole lot of work
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will we have to do is enforce the civil rights law. i'm against quotas. that is a red herring. affirmative action is not quotas. i'm against quotas. they are illegal. they are against the american way. affirmative action means to take extra steps to acknowledge the history of discrimination and injustice of prejudice and bring all people into the american dream. because it helps everybody, not just those who are directly benefiting. >> governor, are you opposed to afrmative action? parks -- >> if affirmative action discuss what i just said, i am for it. her but i just said i'm for. you heard what i was for. that is what i support. >> mr. vice president, you heard what he said. >> to setup a permanent action means quotas, he is against it. are you for it without quotas? >> i may not be for your version with and for what i just described for the lady. >> are you for what the supreme court says is a constitutional way of having affirmative- action? >> let's on-- go on to another -- >> it speaks to the fact that there are certain rules but evidently rules to not mean anything. >> t
will we have to do is enforce the civil rights law. i'm against quotas. that is a red herring. affirmative action is not quotas. i'm against quotas. they are illegal. they are against the american way. affirmative action means to take extra steps to acknowledge the history of discrimination and injustice of prejudice and bring all people into the american dream. because it helps everybody, not just those who are directly benefiting. >> governor, are you opposed to afrmative action? parks...
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. >> move move to the civil war in syria. there are estimates that more than 25,000, 30,000 people have been killed. in march of last year, president obama explained the military action taken in libya, by saying it was in the national interest to go in and prevent further massacres massacres from occurring there. so why doesn't the same logic apply in syria? >> it's a different country. ites different country. it is five times as large geographically. it has one-fifth the population, that is libbia, five times as large, geographically, it is in a part of the world where they are not going to see whatever would come from that war. it would seep into a regional war. you are in a country that is heavily populated in the midst of the most dangerous area newscast world. and in fact, if in fact, it blows up and the wrong people gain control, it is going to have impact on the entire region, causing potentially regional wars. we are working hand and glove with the turks, with the jordanians and the saudis and all the people in the re
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but a provision of the civil rights act takes the same standards that the constitution applies to public universities and applies itsgñ to private universities. all private universities accept federal money so it ends up pretty much in the same place. i have heard her say that racial preference opens pathways for all students. i wish abby fisher were here. she was discriminated against on grounds of her race when she was rejected by the university of texas. i would like to have her explain what pathway that open for her. >> de want to follow on that? >> i agree with mr. taylor regarding private schools and title 6. i do not think mrs. fisher was discriminated against for the simple reason that as i explained earlier, it looks at the index at which race is one of 12 factors. her academic index was too low the year she applied. they never reviewed her personal achievement. there is no way she would have been invented. the fact that race was considered did not harm her. i think the claim that she is entitled to go there because her parents went there and the race was one factor that was c
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after the civil war right up until the end of the 20th century. >> many of your titles, all of them are biographies. they tell stories about people. why are you attracted to people stories? >> i think that people stories are important because most people don't envision black americans doing things that everyone else does. when you see their stories, which are just like anyone else's story, you get an idea of our common humanity and understanding that these are fellow citizens. they are not exotic creatures. they are fellow citizens and trying to do the same things to help make this a great nation. >> your hope is obviously to influence individual young people. who is the biggest influence on you? >> i would have to say in so many ways, jackie robinson. i was a baseball fan when i was a kid. jackie robinson was also a role model in other ways. my mom always pointed out that he was very intelligent and articulate. he went to ucla. he ended up going to do ucla. >> you are on the campus of usc. >> we won't get excited about that. so much of what he did with his life was an example. afte
after the civil war right up until the end of the 20th century. >> many of your titles, all of them are biographies. they tell stories about people. why are you attracted to people stories? >> i think that people stories are important because most people don't envision black americans doing things that everyone else does. when you see their stories, which are just like anyone else's story, you get an idea of our common humanity and understanding that these are fellow citizens. they...
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will we have to do is enforce the civil rights law. i'm against quotas. that is a red herring. affirmative action is not quotas. i'm against quotas. they are illegal. they are against the american way. affirmative action means to take extra steps to acknowledge the history of discrimination and injustice of prejudice and bring all people into the american dream. because it helps everybody, not just those who are directly benefiting. >> governor, are you opposed to affirmative action? parks -- >> if affirmative action discuss what i just said, i am for it. her but i just said i'm for. you heard what i was for. that is what i support. >> mr. vice president, you heard what he said. >> to setup a permanent action means quotas, he is against it. are you for it without quotas? >> i may not be for your version with and for what i just described for the lady. >> are you for what the supreme court says is a constitutional way of having affirmative- action? >> let's on-- go on to another -- >> it speaks to the fact that there are certain rules but evidently rules to not mean anything. >>
will we have to do is enforce the civil rights law. i'm against quotas. that is a red herring. affirmative action is not quotas. i'm against quotas. they are illegal. they are against the american way. affirmative action means to take extra steps to acknowledge the history of discrimination and injustice of prejudice and bring all people into the american dream. because it helps everybody, not just those who are directly benefiting. >> governor, are you opposed to affirmative action?...
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he drew upon it in the 24 hours and 18 minutes denouncing the civil rights bill of 1957 as well as the other or rations he gave in the massive resistance areas such as the 1958 speech in the total and unremitting war from the supreme court's usurpation and unlawful arrogation of power. let thurmond also remembers the disdain of his father and others for blease and how blease mocked the attitude and opinions of the thinking people. it was one reason why later in his career thurmond would embrace the kind of magical thinking about his own adventures and demagoguery, or attempting to rationalize them into something other than mere blease. for the rest of his career the poles between which thurmond's political ambition would swing were savaged in the 1912 race. the intelligence, honorable jones was also hamstrung and toothless. blease, despicable as he was and his circle of respectable leaders, the stylist, clever, informative old. would seem the fair-minded print of principle became moment combing gold and perhaps too with his father's failed ambitions. while others would decry to demagog
he drew upon it in the 24 hours and 18 minutes denouncing the civil rights bill of 1957 as well as the other or rations he gave in the massive resistance areas such as the 1958 speech in the total and unremitting war from the supreme court's usurpation and unlawful arrogation of power. let thurmond also remembers the disdain of his father and others for blease and how blease mocked the attitude and opinions of the thinking people. it was one reason why later in his career thurmond would embrace...
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war yew you have written a back to help kids understand who they are as americans. >> that's right. >> mike: why is that important? >> so important that our children understand who we are as americans and in my new book ellis the elephant discovers how our nation began as he learns about the 13 original colonies and the period of colonial america is vitally important. it is the period in which our characteristics and traits were shaped and when we became american and our kids need know about this. >> mike: what do kids not know about american exceptionalism that is the overriding thing that they grow up with a different perspective of the country than they need to have. >> and our kids really need to know why we are such a special nation. if you look at recent surveys it is rather frightening. a survey that i looked at said that a majority of fourth graders couldn't identify jamestown as the first english settlement. host don't know why the pilgrims came from england and less than a third of all 8th graders can explain why the colonies fought england. so we have a whole lot of work
war yew you have written a back to help kids understand who they are as americans. >> that's right. >> mike: why is that important? >> so important that our children understand who we are as americans and in my new book ellis the elephant discovers how our nation began as he learns about the 13 original colonies and the period of colonial america is vitally important. it is the period in which our characteristics and traits were shaped and when we became american and our kids...
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my parents are irish immigrants my dad's a civil engineer. and when my mom was pregnant with me, my dad decided, "let's go to san francisco for a year, get a job," and my mother... c-span: right from ireland. >> guest: straight from ireland, from county cork. it used to sound very romantic to me. now it sounds really impulsive. my mom had one child at that point, so they went for what was going to be a year and they ended up staying there. they're still there. my mom fell in love with california and... c-span: how many kids in the family? >> guest: six -- five girls, one boy. c-span: and then where did you go to college? >> guest: i went to college at berkeley, which is across the bay from where i was raised. my step-daughter's is there now c-span: studied what? >> guest: i studied rhetoric and economics. i started out being an economics major because i thought i wanted to go to law school, discovered, in fact, that i really loved the study of rhetoric, which is one of the the most ancient faculties, and decided to just do both. c-span: and h
my parents are irish immigrants my dad's a civil engineer. and when my mom was pregnant with me, my dad decided, "let's go to san francisco for a year, get a job," and my mother... c-span: right from ireland. >> guest: straight from ireland, from county cork. it used to sound very romantic to me. now it sounds really impulsive. my mom had one child at that point, so they went for what was going to be a year and they ended up staying there. they're still there. my mom fell in...
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i mean, really their loyalty was to the civil rights movement. they felt at the time, this is the late '60s, more discriminated against as blacks than they did as women. they also felt that we very privileged middle-class white women didn't exactly have the same goals as they did. we worried about our present getting ahead. they were worried about that but they had to work -- the word about much larger issues within the black community about their families and about what was going on with racism. and so they decided not to join us. we were very sorry about because they were all terrific women. and later they told me, several of them went to interview them, they realize later how much being a woman ever discriminate against as well. but at that moment in time it was a very heady moment for the civil rights movement. so we were looking for a woman lawyer. we wanted a woman of course, and most of the women's lawyers were at entrust to the state. so we decided this is a civil rights case and we should go to the aclu. there we found the system legal d
i mean, really their loyalty was to the civil rights movement. they felt at the time, this is the late '60s, more discriminated against as blacks than they did as women. they also felt that we very privileged middle-class white women didn't exactly have the same goals as they did. we worried about our present getting ahead. they were worried about that but they had to work -- the word about much larger issues within the black community about their families and about what was going on with...
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he lived here though the study of the man like the maintenance of this building has remained a taboo right up until the present day or we still receive hate mail saying that he hanged a lot of people and was famous for severe punishment it's all true but it was at a time of civil war both sides were monstrously. it is sadly the theme of cruelty which links so much of this history to the rest of russia's particularly of exile where they were not a criminal. wealthy british style. is not on. the. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report. more news today violence is once again fled upland the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations are the day. well this is up to your top stories the world calls. global noise protests to take place in more than thirty countries with the biggest rally so far rolling through britain spain will be reporting tonight. the top stories for an action looming in afric
he lived here though the study of the man like the maintenance of this building has remained a taboo right up until the present day or we still receive hate mail saying that he hanged a lot of people and was famous for severe punishment it's all true but it was at a time of civil war both sides were monstrously. it is sadly the theme of cruelty which links so much of this history to the rest of russia's particularly of exile where they were not a criminal. wealthy british style. is not on. the....
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he spoke against the 1957 civil rights bill. we remember in today as one of the last of the jim crow demigods, and he was. he was that. he was one of the last to be what we forget is that he was also one of the first of the sun belt conservatives. what do i mean by that? well, the sun belt, it's one of the major stories in the history of 20th-century american politics. that is, the flow of jobs, of industries, of resources and population from the states of the northeast and the midwest to the south and the southwest in the post-world war two timeframe. southern states were recording industries. passing right-to-work laws, receiving lots of funding from the federal government to build military installations a time when the united states was involved in the cold war is the soviet union. so states like mississippi, georgia, texas, florida, southern california, arizona, north carolina, of being transformed in the post-world war two to and from five this historic shift in population and political influence. just think about it. reall
he spoke against the 1957 civil rights bill. we remember in today as one of the last of the jim crow demigods, and he was. he was that. he was one of the last to be what we forget is that he was also one of the first of the sun belt conservatives. what do i mean by that? well, the sun belt, it's one of the major stories in the history of 20th-century american politics. that is, the flow of jobs, of industries, of resources and population from the states of the northeast and the midwest to the...
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as the court has interpreted title vi, the civil rights act of 1964, the private universities have to follow whatever the supreme court says with respect to public universities. and so this is often misunderstood as only affecting public universities. but title vi leverages the effect of this to private universities as well. >> everyone gets affected ultimately. good to see you. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >>> in our next hour former ohio congressman dennis kucinich joins me live. we're going to talk about cutting entitlements while ensuring the survival of medicare. ase in clinical depression. drug and alcohol abuse is up. and those dealing with grief don't have access to the professional help they need. when you see these issues, do you want to walk away or step up? with a degree in the field of counseling or psychology from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of others. let's get started at capella.edu [ laughing ] [ laughing ] [ laughing ] [ laughing ] ♪ >>> welcome to "weekends with alex witt." let's get to what's h
as the court has interpreted title vi, the civil rights act of 1964, the private universities have to follow whatever the supreme court says with respect to public universities. and so this is often misunderstood as only affecting public universities. but title vi leverages the effect of this to private universities as well. >> everyone gets affected ultimately. good to see you. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >>> in our next hour former ohio congressman...
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. >>> more controversy surrounding the pro israel ads at metro stations as a muslim civil rights group is set to unveil a counterad. these new ads show a quote from the koran that says, show forgiveness, speak for justice, and avoid the ignorant. the council on american islamic relations says these new ads send a positive message. the controversial pro israel ads compare muslim extremists to savages and are sponsored by the american freedom defense initiative. >>> a heads up now for metro riders. expect some delays this weekend for track work. the red line is going to have two portions single tracking. they are going to be between grovener and twin brook and then between noma-gallaudet and fort totten. trains will also share the track between fort totten and prince george's plaza on the green line. everything should be back to normal by monday morning. >>> right now we want to take you live to los angeles. we head over to the west coast where the shuttle "endeavour" continues to slowly move as it travels to the california science center. late last night the process was delayed for a fe
. >>> more controversy surrounding the pro israel ads at metro stations as a muslim civil rights group is set to unveil a counterad. these new ads show a quote from the koran that says, show forgiveness, speak for justice, and avoid the ignorant. the council on american islamic relations says these new ads send a positive message. the controversial pro israel ads compare muslim extremists to savages and are sponsored by the american freedom defense initiative. >>> a heads up...
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up hold universal rights and create space for civil society, a message i delivered at the highest level in person in february. what do these snapshots and stories from across the region tell us? on the one hand, last month, strains of extremism that threaten those nations as well as the broader region and even the united states. on the other hand we have seen actions that would have been hard to imagine a few years ago. democratically elected leaders and free people in arab countries standing up for a peaceful pluralist future. it is wade too soon to say how these transitions will play out. but what is not in doubt is that america has a big stake in the outcome. last month at the united nations general assembly in new york i met with leaders from across the region and i told each of them that the united states will pursue a strategy to support emerging democracies as they work to provide effective security grounded in the rule of law for economic growth and bolster democratic institutions. we have made those three priorities the hallmark of america's involvement in the region. we have c
up hold universal rights and create space for civil society, a message i delivered at the highest level in person in february. what do these snapshots and stories from across the region tell us? on the one hand, last month, strains of extremism that threaten those nations as well as the broader region and even the united states. on the other hand we have seen actions that would have been hard to imagine a few years ago. democratically elected leaders and free people in arab countries standing...
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it was the republic party that passed the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments and by the way the civil rights act secured passage for it but democrats have co-opted that narrative and we have got to seize control of that so when black republicans come out and say hey, you know, i'm exercising my first amendment right, we get slammed. we get put back in what i call the black box. and, you know what? i never read the black memo that said i have to be a democrat and it's -- >> -- it's crazy. >> i didn't get that one. >> crystal rice thanks so much for coming in and sharing your experience about. this we appreciate it more "fox & friends" in a few minutes. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our com
it was the republic party that passed the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments and by the way the civil rights act secured passage for it but democrats have co-opted that narrative and we have got to seize control of that so when black republicans come out and say hey, you know, i'm exercising my first amendment right, we get slammed. we get put back in what i call the black box. and, you know what? i never read the black memo that said i have to be a democrat and it's -- >> -- it's crazy....
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in response to pro israel antijihad ads that went up earlier this week a muslim civil rights group has launched a counterad campaign showing a quote from the koran that says, show forgiveness. speak for justice and avoid the ignorant. the council on islamic relations says the new ads send a positive message. the controversial pro israel ads compare muslim extremists to savages and are responsible for the initiative. >>> expect delays for track work this weekend. trains will single track along two sections of the red line between robener and twin brook and trains will also share the track between fort to theon and prince george's county plaza on the green line. everything should be back to normal by monday morning. >>> the time is 6:37. a maryland teen bullied and humiliated on camera is in the news this morning. >> next, what he did last night that got classmates and his community behind him. >>> an unforgettable moment for a virginia teen at his high school home coming game. how his story brought many tears. you're watching news 4 today. take away his toys and he'll play with a stick.
in response to pro israel antijihad ads that went up earlier this week a muslim civil rights group has launched a counterad campaign showing a quote from the koran that says, show forgiveness. speak for justice and avoid the ignorant. the council on islamic relations says the new ads send a positive message. the controversial pro israel ads compare muslim extremists to savages and are responsible for the initiative. >>> expect delays for track work this weekend. trains will single...
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. >> let's move to another war, the civil war in syria. where there are estimates that more than 25,000, 30,000 people have now been killed. in march of last year president obama explained the military action taken in libya by saying it was in the national interest to go in and prevent further massacres from occurring there. so why doesn't the same logic apply in syria? >>s it's a different country. it is five times as large geographically. it has one fifth the population that is libya, one fifth the population, five times as large geographically. it's in a part of the world where they are not going to see whatever would come from that war, it has seep mood a regional war. are you in a country that is heavily populated in the midst of the most dangerous area of the world. and, in fact f, in fact t blows up and the wrong people gain control, it's going have impact on the entire region causing potentially regional wars. we are working hand and glove with the turks, with the jordannian, with the saudis and with all the people in the region, a
. >> let's move to another war, the civil war in syria. where there are estimates that more than 25,000, 30,000 people have now been killed. in march of last year president obama explained the military action taken in libya by saying it was in the national interest to go in and prevent further massacres from occurring there. so why doesn't the same logic apply in syria? >>s it's a different country. it is five times as large geographically. it has one fifth the population that is...
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civil society is wise to remain diligent and exercise their hard-earned rights to safeguard there new democracy. like the hundred destination women who recently took to the streets to protest on behalf of a woman charged with indecency after she was raped by police officers. these competing visions of tenacious future were put to the test when violent extremist attack to the u.s. embassy and burned the american school nearby. how did the to the sinn people and government respond? first, the government increased security around our embassy and promised to assist with repairs to the school which they have done. they publicly committed to confronting violent groups to prevent tunisia from becoming a safe haven from international terrorism. following through is essential. those responsible must be brought to justice. the government must provide security for diplomatic missions and create a secure environment for foreign residents and visitors. the rule of law must extend to everyone throughout the country. the country's leaders took to the airwaves, newspaper, facebook and twitter to deno
civil society is wise to remain diligent and exercise their hard-earned rights to safeguard there new democracy. like the hundred destination women who recently took to the streets to protest on behalf of a woman charged with indecency after she was raped by police officers. these competing visions of tenacious future were put to the test when violent extremist attack to the u.s. embassy and burned the american school nearby. how did the to the sinn people and government respond? first, the...
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civil society is wise to remain vigilant and to exercise their hard-earned rights to safeguard their new democracy. like the hundreds of tunisian women who recently took to the streets to protest on behalf of a woman charged with indecency after she was raped by a police officer. these competing visions of tunisia's future were put to the test. violent extremists attacked the u.s. embassy in tunis and burn the american school nearby. how did the good the tunisian people in government respond? first, the government increase increased security around our embassy and promised to assist with repairs to the school, which they have done. then they publicly committed to confront violent groups and prevent tunisia from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. following through on these pledges is essential. those responsible for the attacks must be brought to justice. the government must provide security for diplomatic missions and create a secure environment for foreign residents and visitors, and the rule of law must extend to everyone throughout the country. the country's leader
civil society is wise to remain vigilant and to exercise their hard-earned rights to safeguard their new democracy. like the hundreds of tunisian women who recently took to the streets to protest on behalf of a woman charged with indecency after she was raped by a police officer. these competing visions of tunisia's future were put to the test. violent extremists attacked the u.s. embassy in tunis and burn the american school nearby. how did the good the tunisian people in government respond?...
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. >>> a muslim civil rights group based in washington launched a new campaign today in response to anti-jihad ads that went up this week in several metro stations. those ads are sponsored by the american freedom defense initiative. it compares muslim extremists to savages. the council on american islamic relations said its counterad sends a positive message. >> this ad starts with this from the koran. show forgiveness, speak for justice and avoid ignorant. we want to reintroduce civility and values to uplift the spirit of americans and to the mind of those who watch the campaign, to speak up. >> the 16-foot banners will go up next week in stations that feature the other ads and stay up for a month. >>> probably no surprise to commuters, the d.c. area has some of the worst traffic in the entire country. adam tuss got an update on some projects aimed to improve the beltway congestion. >> reporter: gas up and go. around here, it's the go that gets tough. >> i leave the house by 6:45. get on the toll road, get myself ready to spend about, what, $15 a day. it's at least 45 minutes. it's like const
. >>> a muslim civil rights group based in washington launched a new campaign today in response to anti-jihad ads that went up this week in several metro stations. those ads are sponsored by the american freedom defense initiative. it compares muslim extremists to savages. the council on american islamic relations said its counterad sends a positive message. >> this ad starts with this from the koran. show forgiveness, speak for justice and avoid ignorant. we want to reintroduce...
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in the service of congress, he strengthened america with the focus on federal budget, civil rights, education, and the environment. in the white house, leon panetta was director of the office of management budget and chief of staff, fostering policies that led to a balanced budget in the 1990s making america stronger. at the central intelligence agency, he enabled a spirited response to international terrorism with notable results, disrupting and defeating terror networks. as the nation's 23rd sex tear of defense, leon panetta struck a balance as a force of the advocate for efficiencies also standing resolute in favor of an adequately funded military. bens is pleased to bestow the award recognizing those outstanding americans whose contributions to the country reflect security as the total product of our economic, intellectual, moral, and military strength. secretary panetta. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] thank you very much. thank you so much for this wonderful evening and the chance to enjoy some terrific company and be able to express my deepest gratitude to this organization for all
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unions, i would support repealing the marriage yet giving civil-rights to those who are of same-sex orientation. >> i support marriage equality. i was on an airplane last spring when i -- when a man sitting next to me started a conversation and said that he recruits for new hampshire's business and marriage equality is a major recruitment tool for him because people are going to our state because we want to include all people of talent and energy in our economy. on this, along with the issues surrounding women's health care, women's access to cancer screening and the funding of planned parenthood has extreme agenda pin he will sign those bills should they come to his desk as gov.. >> i think the record is very clear as far as what the agenda should be. it should be about jobs and the economy. that is what people have said in this state. that is the focus i will bring. i will be a leader for a change here in new hampshire, working with our legislature to get a right agenda set and the right agenda is about jobs and the economy. >> earlier this evening, a coin flip was held to see who
unions, i would support repealing the marriage yet giving civil-rights to those who are of same-sex orientation. >> i support marriage equality. i was on an airplane last spring when i -- when a man sitting next to me started a conversation and said that he recruits for new hampshire's business and marriage equality is a major recruitment tool for him because people are going to our state because we want to include all people of talent and energy in our economy. on this, along with the...